Archive: 18/06/2019

More than 100 children die in India in encephalitis outbreak

More than 100 children have died in an encephalitis outbreak in India's eastern state of Bihar, authorities said Tuesday.

Jun 18, 2019

Neuroscientists 3-D model 'face identity information' stored in the brain

In a world first, neuroscientists from the University of Glasgow have been able to construct 3-D facial models using the unique information stored in an individual's brain when recalling the face of a familiar person.

Jun 18, 2019

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Researchers deliver a new understanding into a common cause of syndromic autism

Australian and Chilean scientists have made a breakthrough in their understanding of the genetics of a common form of syndromic autism—and they hope their work could one day lead to the development of treatments for the ...

Jun 18, 2019

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Drug boosts growth in youngsters with most common form of dwarfism, new study finds

A groundbreaking drug that helps regulate bone development has boosted growth rates in children with achondroplasia—the most common type of dwarfism—in a global trial led by Melbourne's Murdoch Children's Research Institute.

Jun 18, 2019

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One of the genes behind cannabis use disorder identified

A large team of researchers with members from Denmark, Iceland and the U.S. has isolated a gene associated with cannabis use disorder (CUD). In their paper published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, the group describes ...

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New drug compound could tackle major life-limiting kidney disease

Scientists from the University of Sheffield are part of an international collaboration to develop a new class of drugs to treat a common genetic kidney disease which is a major cause of kidney failure.

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Researchers find genetic cause for fatal response to Hepatitis A

Researchers have identified a genetic mutation that caused an 11-year-old girl to suffer a fatal reaction to infection with the Hepatitis A virus (HAV). The study, which will be published June 18 in the Journal of Experimental ...

Jun 18, 2019

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Study: Marijuana use increases, shifts away from illegal market

A new article published by researchers from University of Puget Sound and University of Washington reports that, based on analysis of public wastewater samples in at least one Western Washington population center, cannabis ...

Jun 18, 2019

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Ultrasound imaging can monitor the exact drug dose and delivery site in the brain

An ultrasound imaging technique called passive cavitation imaging was able to create an image and estimate the amount of a drug that crossed the blood-brain barrier to reach a specific location in the brain, according to ...

Jun 18, 2019

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Researchers discover new nerve pathway in the body

A newly discovered nerve pathway that connects the foot and the face on the same side of the body may potentially provide explanations to unknown neurological conditions, according to new research led by Curtin University.

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